Second World Congress of Comparative Economics “1917 –2017:
Revolution and Evolution in Economic Development”
June 15-17, 2017 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Regional issues C1 : Regional and Urban Development in Russia and other CIS
countries: Comparative Studies II (session in collaboration with the Regional Studies
Association)
June 16, 10:00—11:30, Room 170
Chaired by: Leonid Limonov (HSE University St. Petersburg, ICSER ‘‘Leontief
Centre’’)
Speaker
Abstract title
Irina Turgel (Ural Federal University)
Local Government in Russia: Stages and
Results of Reforms
Marina Nesena (ICSER "Leontief
Centre", HSE University St.
Petersburg), Leonid Limonov (HSE
University St. Petersburg, ICSER
"Leontief Centre")
The Role of Cultural and Ethnic Diversity in
Social and Economic Development: Russian
Regions in Comparative Perspective.
Presented by: Marina Nesena, Leonid
Limonov
Masaaki Kuboniwa (Hitotsubashi
University)
The Impact of the Automobile Industry on
Russian Regions
Natalia Vlasova (Ural State University
of Economics)
Comparative Analysis of the Agglomeration
Development Policy in Russia, Belorussia
and Kazakhsta
Regional issues D : Regional and Urban Development in Russia and other CIS
countries: Comparative Studies I (session in collaboration with the Regional Studies
Association)
June 16, 17:00—18:30, Room 170
Chaired by: Leonid Limonov (HSE University St. Petersburg, ICSER ‘‘Leontief Centre’’)
Speaker
Abstract title
Adelia Fatikhova (Lomonosov Moscow
State University & RANEPA), Andrei
Shastitko (Lomonosov Moscow State
University & RANEPA)
The ‘‘Company Towns’’ Phenomenon: New
Applications. Presented by: Adelia Fatikhova
Evgeniya Kolomak (Institute of
Economics & Industrial Engineering
Siberian Branch of Russian Academy
of Sciences)
The Post-Soviet Evolution of the Russian
Spatial Structure
Evgeny Bezhin (HSE University St.
Petersburg), Aleksandr Travin (HSE
University St. Petersburg)
Main Features of the Innovation
Infrastructure Development Model of the
Russian City: Case of St. Petersburg.
Presented by: Aleksandr Travin
Stepan Zemtsov (RANEPA), Vera
Barinova (RANEPA), Julia Tsareva
(RANEPA)
What Regional Factors are More Important
for Entrepreneurship in Russia:
Institutions or Geographical Position?
Presented by: Stepan Zemtsov
Editors’ Panel
The Editors' Panel aims to provide attendees with an opportunity to meet, interact with,
and hear the views of journal editors from leading international journals. This panel is
targeted toward active researchers interested in learning about possible publication
opportunities. Each invited editor will have an opportunity to present their journal, its
aims, scope, and submission guidelines.
Chair:
Ali M. Kutan
Distinguished Research Professor of Economics and Finance, Department of Economics and
Finance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Editor, Emerging Markets Finance and
Trade; Co- Editor,Economic Systems; Editor,
Borsa Istanbul Review
Participants:
Richard Frensch
Professor, Head of Department of Economics, Institute for East and Southeast European
Studies, University of Regensburg; Managing Editor, Economic Systems
Josef C. Brada
Professor Emeriti, Economics Arizona State University; Editor, Comparative Economic
Studies Eastern European Economics
Hartmut Lehmann
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Program Director and Visiting
Research Fellow, IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Editor, IZA Journal of Development and
Migration
Maxim Yu. Medvedkov
Professor, Institute of Trade Policy, Head of the Department of Trade Policy, Higher School
of Economics; Editor, Trade Policy Journal
Alexander V. Bukhvalov
Professor of Finance, Head of Department of Finance and Accounting, Graduate School of
Management, St. Petersburg State University; Editor, Russian Management Journal
Vadim V. Radaev
First Vice-Rector, Professor, Head of the Department of Economic Sociology, Head of the
Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology, Higher School of Economics (Russia); Editorin-Chief, Economic Sociology Journal
Leonid E. Limonov
Professor, Department of Public Administration, Programme Academic Advisor, Urban
Development and Governance, Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg (Russia);
Director - Coordinator for Research Programmes, ICSER ‘Leontief Centre’; Editor, Area
Development and Policy Journal
Olga Popova
Senior Researcher (PostDoc), Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS);
Affiliated Postdoctoral Researcher, Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the
Czech Republic; Associate Researcher, Laboratory for Comparative Social Research, Higher
School of Economics Moscow (Russia); Economics Section Editor, Südosteuropa. Journal of
Politics and Society
Andrey Klimenko
Professor, Director, Institute for Public Admonistration and Governance, Head, Department
of Theory and Practice of Public Administration, Head, School of Public Administration,
Faculty of Social Sciences, Higher School of Economics (Russia); Member of the Editorial
Board, the Public Administration Issues Journal